Merry Clayton Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Merry Clayton (born December 25, 1948) is an American soul and gospel singer. She contributed vocals to numerous tracks and worked with many major recording artists for decades, including a duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter". Clayton is prominently featured in 20 Feet from Stardom, the Oscar-winning documentary about background singers and their contributions to the music industry. == Early life == Clayton was born in Gert Town, New Orleans, Louisiana, and was given the... [more on Wikipedia]

Merry Clayton began charting in 1970 with Gimme Shelter.The artist placed 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.